Camp Goodtime Meroo Panel – AIDS Memorial Quilt item number 2011/109/19

The quilt is a square shape of cotton entirely painted pink, edged with canvas painted orange. The theme is "Harry Potter comes to Camp Goodtime". There is a painting of Harry Potter in a lightning shaped portion in the centre of the quilt. This quilt block contains many inscriptions including names: Tam / Mum / Teo / Abel Phiri / Eli / Jai / Jill / Elijah / Steven Gem / Sandra / Steven / Stephen / Mary / Robert / Ann-Marie Johnston / Jarrah / Lee / Rodney / Kathy / Sarih / Tim L. / Jarred / Deanne / Graham / Ely / Tamanu / Kathy / Fiona / Ricky / Anthony Tracy / Kieran / Peta / Jaz / Yeski / Niall / Everard / Joyce / Ely / Joshua / Lille / Madson / Courteney / Kathy / Arnoldo / Mimi / Rosie / Fi / Cindy Hayes / Tara / Des / Steph / Kathy / Geoff Humphreys 1969-2000 / Rosi / Dylan / Jared / Megann / Eric / Gary / Krystal / Rob / Jasmyn / Jayde / Shaynon / Kathy / Tone / Alice / Oskar / James / Ashlea / Kattie / Piers / Carl / Ruth / Robbie / Tyson / Sharon / Evie Pearl / Maisie Star / Amelia Wayne / Tamara / Tash / Nathan / Maisie Bass This quilt was made by various people at Camp Goodtime, New South Wales, in 2002. Camp Goodtime is an annual four day volunteer camp. It started in 1990 with the Paediatric HIV Service at Sydney Children's Hospital as part of a national support network for families living with HIV & AIDS. Camp Goodtime is the only service of its kind in Australia and provides a range of medical management, psychosocial support, research, consultation and education. These camps offer support and information for the families living with HIV & AIDS. A range of activities are offered for adults and children, this has included creating a memorial quilt panel as part of the Quilt Project. A remembrance ceremony is held for people who have previously attended camp and since passed away. 1 There is an account of the importance of the Quilts to Camp Goodtime in the description of Donna's Quilt in Yardley, A & Langley, K, 'Unfolding: The story of the Australian and New Zealand AIDS Quilt Projects', McPhee Gribble Publishers, Ringwood, Victoria, 1994 pp 92-4. Donna's quilt is 2011/109/83-6. 1 Angela Miller, Senior Social Worker, Paediatric HIV Service, Sydney Children's Hospital, High Street, Randwick, NSW Australia 2031.